my dad hunted with a 45 colt blackhawk and a 44 special taurus. he was really big into reading Ross Seyfreid and let me read Ross, which ruined me for life. where i primarily hunt, a good revolver is no handicap to a rifle and as soon as i turned 18, i was bound and determined to handgun hunt. i have rifles for when i have to kill deer, but much prefer a good open sighted sixgun on my chest or hip most of the time now. my .264 magnum while a wonderful tool for its intended purpose is just too much like cheating inside of 400 yards.